Tag: Energy
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Will Climate Hawk Kerry Have the Courage to Reject the Keystone XL Pipeline?
THINKPROGRESS — Does this sound like a man who is going to launch his term as Secretary of State approving the expansion of one of the dirtiest sources of fossil fuels in the world? His repetition of the word “courage” makes it sound like …
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Fracking Our Farms: A Tale of Five Farming Families
ORGANIC CONSUMERS ASSOCIATION — With hundreds of thousands of fracking wells and waste injection sites in the U.S., it’s likely that our food supply already contains water, plants and animals contaminated with fracking chemicals. While we hear a lot about …
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Energy Performance of Buildings: GBPN Global Knowledge Platform Launches
The GBPN launched today its participative global Knowledge Platform advancing best-practice policies in building energy performance. www.gbpn.org, the new GBPN web-based tool, will stimulate collective research and analysis from experts worldwide to promote better decision-making and help the building sector effectively reduce its impact on climate change.
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Science Over Politics: Cuomo’s Delay on Lifting Fracking Moratorium is Applauded
PHYSICIANS, SCIENTISTS, AND ENGINEERS FOR A HEALTHY ENERGY — We commend you for making this decision especially because it runs counter to some actions taken by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and governors in other states with shale oil and gas such as Governor Corbett of Pennsylvania, Governor Kasich of Ohio and Governor Hickenlooper…
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Fracking Goes South: Oil and Gas Industry (and NFL Owner) Lick Their Chops Over Chattanooga Shale
TENNESSEE RIVERKEEPER — Hydraulic fracturing is expanding in the South. The gas drilling companies are licking their chops over an area known as the Chattanooga Shale which spans across …